Ok, it is hot.

I take it all back. It was really hot today. The sun was really intense.
I had a much better day today than yesterday. I pursued a more limited itinerary and I think that helped.
I went to get breakfast this morning on the roof of my hotel and ran into a French couple I met my first night in Nepal. The traveler world is a small one. I talked to them for a while and then went to the Red Fort--a big red fort in Delhi that was built by one of the kings. Sorry if my information is not more detailed than that. That's all I can remember. It was really cool, though.
I had a little trouble actually arriving at the red fort, even though it's huge and unmissable. I decided to catch a cycle rickshaw there, because they're so much more fun than the motorized rickshaws. I told the guy where I wanted to go, he seemed to understand, but then he biked me somewhere that was clearly not the big red fort and started saying something to me that I did not understand. What we have here is a failure to communicate. I pointed out on the map to him where I wanted to go and he told me that was in the opposite direction. I said, goodbye! and walked away. I went in search of someone who could actually deliver me to my appointed destination. I found someone else and asked the price (very important to agree BEFORE setting off). He quoted me a price that was 10 times at least what the price should've been. Anyways, I walked away and the price came down. We agreed on one price and then when he dropped me off he told me another. Luckily, I had exact change.
I spent the morning at the fort, which was really beautiful. There were some white marble structures farther back, with inlaid stones that were gorgeous.
After the red fort I went to the National Museum and spent the afternoon there. A point of interest, one has to go through metal detectors when going into the museums and public monuments. I spent the whole afternoon at the museum. Then I went to the train station again to book my train ticket from Varanasi to Rishikesh. The trains book up here and you have to make reservations several days in advance, at least, to be able to get a seat.
This afternoon I got my hands covered in mehndi. I figured, I'm in India, what the hell. It's really beautiful--they make designs on your skin with henna and it stains your skin. The designs last about 2 weeks. The guy who did it was really nice and friendly and I talked to he and his nephew for about an hour. I had to sit there and let it dry before I could use my hands for anything.
I can smell the curry coming out of my pores. It's kind of gross.
Tomorrow, I see the Taj Mahal!
Lauren